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PUBLIC NOTICE
Federal Communications Commission
1919 M St., N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20554
Released: August 11, 1997
DA Number: 97-1671A
FCC ANNOUNCES NON-SUBSTANTIVE CHANGES TO
UNIVERSAL SERVICE WORKSHEET INSTRUCTIONS
RELEASED ON AUGUST 4, 1997
CC Docket 97-21, 96-45
On August 4, 1997, the Commission released the Universal Service
Worksheet Public Notice. The Public Notice announced the release of the
Universal Service Worksheet and instructions, which require contributors to
universal service support mechanisms to submit information regarding their
end-user telecommunications revenues.
Attached are revised instructions that do not include substantive
changes. The following paragraphs were inadvertently omitted from the
instructions attached to the August 4, 1997 Public Notice.
Paragraph four:
The Commission is authorized under the Communications Act of 1934,
as amended, to collect the personal information we request in this
form. We will use the information you provide to determine
contribution amounts. If we believe there may be a violation or
potential violation of a statute or a Commission regulation, rule or
order, your Worksheet may be referred to the Federal, state, or local
agency responsible for investigating, prosecuting, enforcing, or
implementing the statute, rule, regulation, or order. In certain cases,
the information in your Worksheet may be disclosed to the Department
of Justice, court, or other adjudicative body when (a) the Commission;
or (b) any employee of the Commission; or (c) the United States
government, is a party to a proceeding before the body or has an
interest in the proceeding.
Paragraph five:
If you owe a past due debt to the federal government, the taxpayer
identification number (such as your social security number) and other
information you provide also may be disclosed to the Department of
the Treasury Financial Management Service, other federal agencies,
and/or your employer to offset your salary, IRS tax refund, or other
payments to collect that debt. The Commission also may provide this
information to these agencies through the matching of computer
records where authorized.
Paragraph six:
With the exception of your social security number, if you do not
provide the information we request on the Worksheet, the Commission
may consider you in violation of section 54.713 of the Commission's
rules. 47 C.F.R. 54.713.
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IV. Reminders.
- Each affiliate or subsidiary must file separately. Each affiliate or
subsidiary should show the same holding company name on Line (5).
- Provide data for all lines that apply. Show a zero for all items for
which the contributor had no revenues for the filing period.
- Contributors must file twice a year. Contributors must provide
revenue data for January 1 through June 30 by September 1 of each
year. Contributors must provide revenue data for January 1 through
December 31 of the prior year by March 31 of each year.
- The Worksheet must be signed by an officer of the company. An
officer is a person who occupies a position specified in the corporate
by-laws (or partnership agreement), and would typically be president,
vice president for operations, comptroller, treasurer, or a comparable
position.
Requests for Commission nondisclosure of information contained in
the Worksheet can be made under section 0.459 of the Commission's
rules at the time that the subject data is submitted to the administrator.
47 C.F.R. 0.459. As required by our rules, such requests for
nondisclosure must contain a statement of the reasons for withholding
the materials from disclosure (e.g., competitive harm) and the facts
supporting that statement. In any event, all decisions regarding
disclosure of company-specific information will be made by the
Commission.
For further information regarding the Worksheet and instructions, contact
Diane Law or Frances Downey, (202) 418-7400.
-FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION-
See FCC Announces Release of Universal Service Worksheet, FCC Form
457, Public Notice, DA 97-1671 (rel. Aug. 4, 1997).